GM: Larry Doughty (since 1989)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bonds | 26 | arb | 153 | 7.8 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Zane Smith | 30 | FA-elig | 36 | 5.0 | 2.2 | +0.8 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 28 | arb | 157 | 4.7 | 2.4 | +0.4 |
| Jay Bell | 25 | arb | 157 | 4.4 | 0.4 | +2.3 |
| Doug Drabek | 28 | arb | 36 | 4.0 | 3.4 | -1.0 |
| Andy Van Slyke | 30 | FA-elig | 138 | 3.7 | 2.2 | +0.0 |
| John Smiley | 26 | arb | 33 | 3.1 | 1.1 | +0.8 |
| Randy Tomlin | 25 | pre-arb | 32 | 3.0 | 0.1 | +1.7 |
| Orlando Merced | 24 | – | 120 | 2.6 | – | – |
| Don Slaught | 32 | FA-elig | 77 | 2.2 | 0.8 | +0.6 |
| Michael LaValliere | 30 | FA-elig | 108 | 2.0 | 1.0 | +0.1 |
| Bob Walk | 34 | FA-elig | 25 | 1.4 | 0.8 | -0.0 |
| Jose Lind | 27 | arb | 150 | 1.2 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| Gary Varsho | 30 | arb | 99 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Bill Landrum | 33 | arb | 61 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| John Wehner | 24 | – | 37 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Bob Patterson | 32 | FA-elig | 54 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Lloyd McClendon | 32 | arb | 85 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Tom Prince | 26 | arb | 26 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Roger Mason | 32 | – | 24 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Steve Buechele↔ TEX | 29 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Gary Redus | 34 | FA-elig | 98 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Jeff King | 26 | pre-arb | 33 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Mark Huismann | 33 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Neal Heaton | 31 | FA-elig | 44 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| Jeff Banister | 26 | – | 1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Hector Fajardo↔ TEX | 20 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Rick Reed | 25 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Paul Miller | 26 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jeff Richardson | 25 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Cecil Espy | 28 | – | 43 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jeff Schulz | 30 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rosario Rodriguez | 21 | – | 18 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Carlos Garcia | 23 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jose Gonzalez↔ CLE | 26 | FA-elig | 16 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Joe Redfield | 30 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Carmelo Martinez↔ CIN | 30 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Bob Kipper | 26 | FA-elig | 52 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| Scott Bullett | 22 | – | 11 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Stan Belinda | 24 | pre-arb | 60 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Vicente Palacios | 27 | arb | 36 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Mitch Webster↔ CLE | 32 | FA-elig | 36 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Curtis Wilkerson | 30 | FA-elig | 85 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (67%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).
WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.
| Player | Year | WAR for PIT |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Van Slyke | 1987 | 31.1 |
| Brian Giles | 1998 | 25.4 |
| Doug Drabek | 1986 | 21.4 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 1986 | 20.6 |
| Bryan Reynolds | 2018 | 20.0 |
| Mike LaValliere | 1987 | 12.9 |
| Josh Harrison | 2009 | 11.9 |
| Jack Wilson | 2000 | 11.0 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Aramis Ramírez | 2003 | 25.0 |
| Jason Schmidt | 2001 | 23.6 |
| Brian Giles | 2003 | 17.1 |
| Willie Randolph | 1975 | 14.7 |
| Moisés Alou | 1990 | 13.8 |
| John Tudor | 1984 | 12.0 |
| Randy Milligan | 1988 | 11.9 |
| Bip Roberts | 1985 | 11.1 |